Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 November 2020
1066. Deputy Sean Sherlock asked the Minister for Justice the number of contracts approved in her Department in 2019 and to date in 2020 without competitive tender; the details of the contract; the company awarded the contract; and the full value of the contract in tabular form. [33276/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraDetails of contracts awarded by my Department without the use of a competitive process are outlined in the Department’s Appropriation Accounts for 2019 and are summarised as follows.
In all, forty one contracts with a value of €8,641,259 (excluding VAT) in excess of the reporting threshold of €25,000 (excluding VAT) were awarded without a competitive process in 2019.
A number of such contracts relate to proprietorial goods such as ICT licences etc. Twenty two contracts to the value of €5,708,769 are specifically referenced in the Appropriation Accounts as being non-competitive and non-compliant, in that they relate to the extension of existing contracts without a competitive process. Four contracts with a value of €1,060,874 have now been awarded.
The details and the reason for the extension of the contracts are as follows:
- Sixteen contracts with a value of €4,089,475 are the subject of revised procurement arrangements being put in place by OGP or have commenced preparing tender specifications.
- Two contracts with a value of €558,420 were extended to allow for transition to new systems.
The Deputy may also wish to note that a list of Purchase Orders greater than €20,000 is published each year on the Department’s website at the following link:
http://www.justice.ie/en/JELR/Pages/Purchase_Orders_Issued .
This list includes competitive and non-competitive procurements.
Finally, I wish to advise the Deputy that work is continuing on compiling similar information for 2020. This will be published in the 2020 Appropriation Account.
